Trump’s disinformation campaign linked to Russia, American values poll, and a long-lasting pandemic

By Robert A. Vella With seven weeks to go before the election, and after its “law and order” message failed Continue reading →

Smoky, with a 10% chance of Ash: Our Electoral College map snapshot for September, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella This morning, I read a somewhat satirical weather forecast for southwest Washington state: Very smoky, with Continue reading →

Pandemic, Racism, and Dictatorship highlight the final stretch of the 2020 election campaign

By Robert A. Vella In 1992, economic concerns were the primary election issue among Americans heading into the final two Continue reading →

Rosenstein kneecapped Mueller in 2017, Fascism rising in U.S. and Europe, Trump pushes herd immunity

By Robert A. Vella Well, well, well.  Now we know why former Special Counsel Robert Mueller failed to completely investigate Continue reading →

Racial injustice protesters March on D.C. as White Supremacists are emboldened by Trump and police

By Robert A. Vella The United States is a nation tearing itself apart just like it did before the Civil Continue reading →

Actions speak louder than Words: The stark hypocrisy of Trump and Police was on display this week

By Robert A. Vella While President Trump demonized his election opponent Joe Biden during the GOP convention, his Republican supporters Continue reading →

America’s last chance to save democracy and itself from fascism and racism

By Robert A. Vella The two deadliest wars in U.S. history were the Civil War (640,000 to 700,000 deaths) which Continue reading →

Sunday Topic: Why are there Black Churches and White Churches in America?

By Robert A. Vella Fifty-six years ago, as a Catholic schoolboy attending Sunday Mass, I remember our priest preaching that Continue reading →